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Best and worst years for the BMW X3

Of the 22 model years of the BMW X3 with enough data to compare, the 2021 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (153), and the 2010 has the fewest (0).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, BMW X3 0 100 200 2004: 76 '04 2005: 40 2006: 54 '06 2007: 2 2008: 3 '08 2009: 0 0 '09 2010: 0 0 '10 2011: 49 2012: 29 '12 2013: 118 2014: 46 '14 2015: 63 2016: 52 '16 2017: 55 2018: 50 '18 2019: 151 151 '19 2020: 102 '20 2021: 153 153 '21 2022: 126 '22 2023: 17 2024: 61 '24 2025: 72 2026: 39 '26
  • Most complaints
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  • In between
Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.
View the numbers
Model yearComplaints (first five years; total for recent years)
200476
200540
200654
20072
20083
20090
20100
201149
201229
2013118
201446
201563
201652
201755
201850
2019151
2020102
2021153
2022126
202317
202461
202572
202639

What stands out

The 2021 stands out, with about 2.9 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 2013, 2019, 2020, 2022.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2021 and 2019. Or the years with the fewest: 2010 and 2009.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
20263939
20257272
20246161
20231717
2022126126
2021153153
2020102142
2019151238
201850107
201755138
201652120
201563158
201446130
2013118346
20122967
201149167
2010041
2009026
2008393
20072132
200654178
200540144
200476182